{"id":87045,"date":"2025-06-17T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=87045"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:43:20","slug":"housing-first-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/housing-first-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing First &#8211; What&#8217;s Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 2024, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) convened a meeting of 62 experts from across Canada to explore how to advance Housing First (HF) as a key approach to addressing chronic homelessness. Discussions focused on current implementation challenges and opportunities to adapt the model to better fit today\u2019s context and diverse needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid rising chronic homelessness and limited resources \u2014 especially for services supporting mental health and substance use health \u2014 there is a growing need to prioritize flexible, cost-effective, and evidence-informed interventions like HF, a proven, evidence-based approach that provides people experiencing homelessness with permanent housing and access to health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report synthesizes key insights from panel presentations and workshop discussions at the meeting offering actionable policy, research, and practice recommendations to reinvigorate the HF approach in the current landscape of homelessness and mental health and substance use in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about Housing First and the MHCC\u2019s past work please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/what-we-do\/at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/what-we-do\/at-home\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/interactive\/here_at_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/interactive\/here_at_home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the recommendations in this report, you can also watch <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1066695546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this webinar<\/a> presented by the Canadian Housing First Network (CHRN) in partnership with the MHCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In a hurry? Please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/housing-first-key-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">key takeaways document<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2024, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) convened a meeting of 62 experts from across Canada to explore how to advance Housing First (HF) as a key approach to addressing chronic homelessness. 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